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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons and Romain Molina

African football’s governing body found to have $16m in expenses missing from accounts

The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football in Cairo.
The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football in Cairo. Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images

The Confederation of African Football’s audit and compliance committee has claimed that more than $16m (£12m) of “unrecognised expenses” were not included in official accounts, meaning it should have posted losses of more than $25m (£19m).

A letter sent to members of Caf’s executive committee last Saturday and seen by the Guardian alleges that its review of a report compiled by the external auditors EY had revealed the apparent discrepancy in the accounts for the year ending 30 June 2023.

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